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Curtail: meaning, example and synonyms

Curtailv. To reduce, limit, or cut short.

Flashcard for Curtail (verb): to reduce, limit, or cut short. Example: Drought forced the city to curtail lawn watering, and officials warned that industrial use might be limited next. Synonyms: reduce, restrict, limit, cut back. Antonyms: extend, expand, prolong, increase. Memory tip: Think 'cut the tail': to curtail is to cut something short. Illustration: a gardener in work clothes trimming a long overgrown hedge back to half its length with shears, green clippings scattered on the lawn.

Example

Drought forced the city to curtail lawn watering, and officials warned that industrial use might be limited next.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
reduce, restrict, limit, cut back
Antonyms
extend, expand, prolong, increase
Memory tip
Think 'cut the tail': to curtail is to cut something short.

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Question 1

After the budget cuts, the museum was forced to ______ its evening hours, closing at five instead of nine.

Question 2

Heavy storms ______ the expedition's survey of the glacier, sending the team home three weeks early with only half its measurements.

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